Booking It

As you can imagine, I had many books on my Christmas list and luckily Santa obliged!! But Santa is a very clever fellow – he knew my bookcases were full and that I would need to find other ways to store and display my new acquisitions. Just look at the fabulous foo dog bookends Santa (in the form of my generous sister) sent my way!

Not only did I get the foo dogs but these handsome stags (or are they ibex?) showed up miraculously as well. They look quite at home in my bedroom don’t you think?

If you also received a bevy of books as gifts over the holidays but weren’t as lucky to have such a generous sister, here are a few suggestions to keep your volumes standing tall.

If you love my stags, here is a similar pair that you could have for your own.

And these foo dog bookends are custom cast and finished on demand – you can choose from over 150 finishes including some that can be made for exterior use.

Lastly in this round up are the fabulous architectural bookends from Timothy Richards, about whom I have written before. No list would be complete without his amazing work. He offers both single bookends such as this incredibly detailed version of the V&A

I thought this was going to be a post about your new Nook. So happy that there are others who still have not made the leap! I should have realized you would be a purist. The bookends are wonderful! Santa bought my wish too! Keith Richards autobiography. Yesterday was the perfect guilt free day to stay in bed all day and read…loved that!

Glad you got the books you were itching for and I’m loving your new bookends…fabulous! I’m going to order those westie bookends for my in-laws…they have been lifelong owners of westies (I’m certain to win daughter-in-law of the year award with being so thoughful!) Your round up of bookend is impressive.

This is a wonderful Christmas gifr! I had to think about the bookends earlier!!
My favorites are the cocker spaniel bookends and the beautiful Mozart house bookends!
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I adore your new book ends…and of the others you show I absolutely love the bull dogs…love the functionality of book ends and that they allow us to extend the enjoyment beyond the literary aspects and highlight the visual art of the book. Wishing you a Happy New Year!

I’m with you…I can’t have enough books around me, and I have a complete obsession with stylish bookends as well! Your new ones are fab…and as to those stags, I have been admiring a similar pair at Mason in New Canaan for quite some time…as a Capricorn, I prefer to think of them as “rams”:), and I just might need to treat myself to an early Birthday gift…to help ease “the pain”:)

Zhush – I have a bit of bad news for you – mine ARE the ones from Mason – I had admired them also when shopping with my sister – and then there they were – under the tree! However, Katie from the Neo-Traditionalist left a comment here that she also has a pair – perhaps you could see where she got hers!

My friend recently bought a pair of blue agate bookends and I have been envious every since and she got them for $20/pair at a local salvation army…lucky girl! And lucky you to receive such awesome Christmas gifts!

Ohh, I got The Great Lady Decorators too. I can’t wait to read it when I have more time. I adore your foos!! Yes, your sister is very generous and has wonderful taste to boot. I have a thing for bookends. I love them all actually…especially the antique French bulldogs. Your home looks lovely!

H.H. – I haven’t had much of a chance to look at all my books yet – can’t wait! It’s been like Grand Central here with the kids and all their friends. I just came out of the family room after watching a movie – and yet more people had showed up – after midnight!

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Loved this post. I agree that book ends aren’t only great for books but also as decorative accents! We are a black lab family so we have a set of those as well as some thunder egg ones (a great wedding present!) that I like to use around the house in other ways…I could definitely have fun buying more – my faves were the horns!http://bjdhausdesign.blogspot.com/

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